{"id":933,"date":"2026-05-05T20:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lisa-kudrow-weighs-in-on-ross-and-rachels-on-a-break-debate\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T20:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:27:45","slug":"lisa-kudrow-weighs-in-on-ross-and-rachels-on-a-break-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lisa-kudrow-weighs-in-on-ross-and-rachels-on-a-break-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Kudrow weighs in on Ross and Rachel&#8217;s &#8216;on a break&#8217; debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127070661.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The one where Lisa Kudrow gives a hot take. <\/p>\n<p>The actress weighed in on a decades-long debate about Ross and Rachel\u2019s relationship on the \u201990s sitcom \u201cFriends.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Fans have argued for years about whether or not Ross (David Schwimmer) was justified in sleeping with someone after stating that he and his girlfriend Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) were \u201con a break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m afraid now to bring it up,\u201d\u00a0Kudrow said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W1yV3GbjkJA&amp;source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">while on \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u201d <\/a>on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lisa Kudrow (pictured here on Monday) gave her opinion about the decades-long debate about Ross and Rachel\u2019s relationship on the \u201990s sitcom \u201cFriends.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fans have argued about if they felt Ross (David Schwimmer) was justified in sleeping with another woman because he thought he and and his girlfriend Rachel (Jennifer Aniston pictured here in Season 2) were \u201con a break.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Host Jimmy Fallon replied, \u201cWhat is your take? Were they on a break?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, no. But it\u2019s beyond that,\u201d Kudrow explained. \u201cIt\u2019s beyond break or not\u2014 he was a bad boyfriend.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The audience immediately erupted in applause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you agree! Oh, I feel better,\u201d the \u201cComeback\u201d actress gushed. \u201cThank you. Thank you for this. Thank you, all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kudrow further explained her reasoning.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cComeback\u201d star (pictured here in 1994) said she doesn\u2019t think Ross was a good boyfriend. <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cRomy and Michele\u201d actress stated about the couple (pictured here in Season 2): \u201cShe shouldn\u2019t have gotten back with him because he was\u00a0horrible.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe did the reunion just like five years ago\u2026 we were all so like, \u2018They were on a break.\u2019 Like, \u2018Rachel, that hysterical shrew, not letting him sleep with someone and won\u2019t get back together,&#8217;\u201d the \u201cRomy and Michele\u201d actress recalled. \u201cShe shouldn\u2019t have gotten back with him because he was\u00a0<em>horrible<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Fallon asked Kudrow if Schwimmer knew how his guest felt, she stayed quiet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows now,\u201d the late night host quipped.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In 2020, Schwimmer (pictured here with Aniston in 1995) told Fallon: \u201cIt\u2019s not even a question. They were on a break.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Aniston (pictured here on the series) disagreed, saying in 2021, \u201cFor the record\u2026 we were SO not on a break.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in 2020, Schwimmer gave his own take on the situation, telling Fallon at the time, \u201cIt\u2019s not even a question. They were on a break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For her part, while promoting an apparel line for charity in 2021, Aniston argued: \u201cFor the record\u2026 we were SO not on a break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Season 3, episode 16, titled, \u201cThe One with the Morning After,\u201d Rachel accused Ross of cheating on her, to which he denied.<\/p>\n<p>Ross claimed he thought they had broken up when he hooked up with someone else and famously stated, \u201cWe were on a break.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cFriends\u201d ran for 10 seasons from 1994 until 2004, and also featured Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox,  and Matt LeBlanc (pictured here in a cast shot). <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry\u00a0(pictured here with Kudrow) died in October 2023 at age 54\u00a0from the \u201cacute effects of ketamine.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage for Fusion PR _LA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The line went on to be used many times throughout the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriends\u201d ran for 10 seasons from 1994 until 2004 and along with Kudrow, Aniston and Schwimmer, the sitcom starred Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox and Matt LeBlanc.<\/p>\n<p>Perry\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/10\/28\/entertainment\/matthew-perry-dead-at-54-from-apparent-drowning-report\/\">died in October 2023 at age 54<\/a>\u00a0from the \u201cacute effects of ketamine.\u201d His <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/15\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-official-cause-of-death-revealed\/\">cause of death<\/a>\u00a0was ruled as accidental.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Kudrow revealed to\u00a0the Hollywood Reporter she started <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/06\/26\/entertainment\/lisa-kudrow-rewatching-friends-to-keep-matthew-perrys-memory-alive\/\">rewatching the NBC series to \u201ccelebrate\u201d Perry.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In 2024, the \u201cWeb Therapy\u201d alum said she is re-watching the NBC show to \u201ccelebrate\u201d Perry. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cMatthew, obviously, is just uniquely hilarious,\u201d Kudrow (pictured here with her co-stars) gushed about his work on the show. <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For years, the sitcom star was unable to watch \u201cFriends,\u201d calling it too \u201cembarrassing\u201d to see herself act. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I make it about Matthew, then that\u2019s OK,\u201d Kudrow expressed. \u201cAnd it\u2019s just celebrating how hilarious he was \u2014 and that is what I want to remember [about him].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite disagreeing with Schwimmer\u2019s take on his relationship, Kudrow added that she was \u201claughing out loud\u201d at how funny her co-stars were.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m blown away by Courteney Cox. I\u2019m blown away by [Jennifer Aniston],\u201d the actress mused. \u201cMatthew, obviously, is just uniquely hilarious. No one ever knew that cadence or comedic rhythm before him. Matt LeBlanc is hilarious. And David Schwimmer, too. Sometimes I even laugh at what I\u2019ve done.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/06\/26\/entertainment\/lisa-kudrow-rewatching-friends-to-keep-matthew-perrys-memory-alive\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/05\/entertainment\/lisa-kudrow-weighs-in-on-ross-and-rachels-on-a-break-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The one where Lisa Kudrow gives a hot take. 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